| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 65th British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | Nottingham, England |
| Venue | Albert Hall, Nottingham |
The 2003 British Open Championships was held at the Albert Hall, Nottingham from 28 September - 5 October 2003.
David Palmer won the title defeating Peter Nicol in the final. There was a reduced field for the main draw with just four qualifying places available. [1]
| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 Tommy Berden |  Ibrahim Gul | 15-9 15-3 15-0 |
 Nick Matthew | Joey Barrington | 15-9 15-9 11-15 17-15 |
| Del Harris | Michael Elford | 15-4 15-7 15-4 |
| Stephen Meads |  Ron Aerts | 15-13 15-1 15-6 |
 Dan Jenson | Mohammas Nasir Farooq | 15-8 15-10 15-4 |
| Bradley Ball | Rizwan Farooq | 15-6 15-11 15-4 |
 Davide Bianchetti | Abdul Razzaq | 15-6 15-5 15-2 |
 Olli Tuominen | Sam Miller | 15-5 15-6 15-4 |
| Farrukh Zaman | Peter Pastijn | 13-15 15-5 15-7 15-17 15-7 |
| Adrian Grant | Duncan Walsh | 15-4 15-7 15-9 |
| James Willstrop | Neil Reddington | 15-6 15-5 15-7 |
 Renan Lavigne | Arshad Iqbal Burki | 15-11 15-4 15-6 |
 John Rooney | Shahid Zaman | 17-15 15-8 15-10 |
| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Parke | John Rooney | 15-11 15-10 15-2 |
 Alex Gough | Tommy Berden | 15-8 13-15 15-9 15-9 |
| Nick Taylor | Stephen Meads | 15-13 17-14 14-17 15-6 |
| Del Harris | Nick Matthew | 15-13 ret |
| Bradley Ball | Dan Jenson | 15-9 15-7 10-15 15-9 |
| Olli Tuominen | Davide Bianchetti | 15-14 15-8 15-12 |
| Adrian Grant | Farrukh Zaman | 15-8 15-11 15-10 |
| James Willstrop | Renan Lavigne | 15-10 15-11 15-13 |
| Player One | Player Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Olli Tuominen | Adrian Grant | 15-9 15-13 15-5 |
| Alex Gough | Del Harris | 15-10 15-10 12-6 ret |
| Nick Taylor | Bradley Ball | 15-12 15-10 15-4 |
| James Willstrop | Simon Parke | 15-7 15-12 15-10 |
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Peter Nicol | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Martin Heath | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | Nicol | 15 | 17 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Alex Gough | 12 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 7 | Beachill | 8 | 15 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Lee Beachill | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 1 | Nicol | 12 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Jonathon Power | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | Power | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Chaloner | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | Power | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | James Willstrop | 15 | 15 | 15 | Q | Wiilstrop | 15 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Joseph Kneipp | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | Nicol | 13 | 13 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Anthony Ricketts | 17 | 15 | 15 | 2 | Palmer | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Nick Taylor | 16 | 6 | 8 | 5 | Ricketts | 15 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mansoor Zaman | 11 | 3 | 15 | 3 | White | 5 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | John White | 15 | 15 | 17 | 5 | Ricketts | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Ong Beng Hee | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | Palmer | 9 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Olli Tuominen | 15 | 15 | 15 | Q | Tuominen | 9 | 8 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Amr Shabana | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | Palmer | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | David Palmer | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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